Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1978
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-04
- Moonrise
- 18:40
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 13.9 days
- Moonset
- 04:09
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-04
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 05:16 | 17:34 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 05:54 | 18:28 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 06:32 | 19:25 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 07:13 | 20:23 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363834 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 07:57 | 21:22 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 368944 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 08:44 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 374926 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 09:36 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 381282 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 10:31 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 387516 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 11:30 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 393186 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 12:31 | 01:12 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 397952 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 13:34 | 02:02 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 401606 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | 14:36 | 02:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 404077 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 15:38 | 03:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 405416 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 16:39 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 17:40 | 05:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405277 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | 18:39 | 05:42 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 404140 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 19:38 | 06:24 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 402474 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 20:34 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 400347 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | 21:29 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 397768 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 22:20 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 394715 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 23:10 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 391166 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | 23:56 | 10:14 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 387138 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | - | 11:04 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 382713 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 00:39 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 378060 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 01:20 | 12:45 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 373429 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 01:59 | 13:37 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 369135 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | 02:36 | 14:29 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 365523 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 03:13 | 15:22 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 03:50 | 16:17 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 04:28 | 17:13 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 05:08 | 18:11 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363513 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.